GC/MS Analysis and In vitro Effect of Ganoderma lucidum Solvent Extracts on Microorganisms Isolated from the Armpit, Scalp and Urinary Tract

Aims: The study was to assess the antibacterial effect of solvent extracts of Ganoderma lucidum on isolates from the human scalp, armpit, and urinary tract. Study Design: Descriptive comparative. Place and Duration of Study: the Bells University of Technology, between December 2019 and October 2020. Methodology: Test organisms isolated from the scalp, armpit, and urine were identified using conventional methods and Analytical Profile Index kits (API). Ganoderma lucidum was rinsed with 2.5% potassium hydroxide and sterile distilled water, dried at 50℃ for 72 h, and pulverized. The mushroom powder (10%) was extracted in methanol, acetone, and petroleum ether at 65oC for 48 h. The filtrate was evaporated and two-fold serial dilutions were prepared in Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). Antibacterial activity was done by the agar well diffusion method. Inoculum adjusted to 0.5 McFarland standard was inoculated onto Mueller Hinton agar. Wells of 6mm were filled with 100ml of the extracts. Antibiotic sensitivity was by disc diffusion method. Plates were incubated at 37oC for 24 h. Gas chromatography-mass spectrophotometer (GC-MC) analysis of methanol extract was carried out. Results: The isolates were identified as follows; scalp (Corynebacterium kutscheri and Enterobacter intermedius), armpit (Acinetobacter baumannii), and urine (Pseudomonas aeruginosa). The solvents exhibited varying degrees of inhibition on test organisms. The methanol extract was most inhibitory on all organisms. Petroleum ether showed the least inhibition. P. aeruginosa was most resistant to the extracts. Fluoroquinolones and aminoglycosides inhibited all the organisms and recorded a higher zone of inhibition, unlike the beta-lactams. GC/MS of methanol extract revealed the presence of 48 compounds amongst them were sugar, alcohols, nitrates, alkaloids, amines, fatty acids, methyl esters, and steroids. Also found was Phenol, 2-methoxy butylated hydroxyl anisole (BHA) an antioxidant. Conclusion: Ganoderma lucidum contained bioactive compounds that are antimicrobial and showed utility for use in the medical-pharmaceutical industry.